Dear Annie: I have recently become acquainted with an older gentleman who is about the same age as my father would have been, well over 100. He is surprisingly active for his age, much more than I am, since I deal with some mobility challenges. We have gone out to lunch a few times, and I have even driven him to different events because he enjoys getting out and about.

The problem is that whenever I pick him up, he insists on giving me a big hug and a wet, sloppy kiss. I have told him more than once that I am not a hugger, and I try to turn my face away, but the kiss always lands on my cheek or even my ear. He laughs and says he will turn me into a hugger, as if I do not have a choice in the matter.

I know he means well, and I do not believe he is trying to be disrespectful, but I feel u

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